Testimonials

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Chondritis & CFS

I have suffered from a variety of problems since 2004 including osteo chondritis of the knee, suspected costo chondritis of the ribs and juvenile fibromyalgia / chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) which developed after having two bouts of surgery in a very short space of time.

With inconclusive tests and MRI results that showed very little, I was passed from doctor to doctor being told that nothing was wrong. This proved increasingly hard to hear to the point where I began to think doctors thought I was making it up.

Having these problems was affecting my school work and my social life as I didn’t have the ability to do things my friends were doing. As a sports person it was particularly difficult to sit and watch as my team mates competed without me. By 2008 I had just about given up when I spoke to my history teacher Mrs Yacoub and she told me about Chiropractic First. My mum and I booked an appointment with Mark that very same day.

From my first appointment with Mark I felt like someone was finally listening to me and understanding what I had been going through for years. At first I was very nervous that there would be a lot of clicking of bones which I really didn’t want but I was pleasantly surprised that this was not the case and that the myth that this is all chiropractors did was not in fact true.

I started seeing Mark twice a week. To begin with progress was slow as the nerve endings in my body had become so sensitive that it was almost impossible for Mark to treat me. However eventually progress was made, firstly by curing my frozen shoulder and from then on I began to see improvement with my fatigue, headaches and joint pains.

The treatment eventually became so beneficial that I now no longer have to go and see Mark regularly as I can lead a completely normal life with next to no pain.
Mark for me was the best medical practitioner I have ever seen as he listened to me, believed me and helped me. If I have any problem Mark is always the first person I go to and he is always very helpful. I’m not religious but I always say to people that in the health world Mark, for me, is a God!

I would recommend Mark and Chiropractic First to anyone with any sort of problem and I am so grateful to Mark for what he has done for me and to his wife Mrs Yacoub for recommending me to go and see him in the first place.

Amy Chapman, August 2010

Read more about Amy’s 10km run here

Back Pain:

I am writing this testimonial as I feel it is important to let people know about the massive help that I have received from Mark Yacoub and the great improvements to my everyday life as a result.

I have a long term injury to my lower back (Spondylolisthesis) which has caused me daily pain and restricted my movement and activity for about 6 years. I have been to a full range of specialists including a surgeon, an osteopath, a Harley St. back practitioner and many others. The only improvements I had in my condition came from Pilates, but this entailed about an hour of stretching twice a day.

When I met Mark I was very sceptical about what he could do, but he convinced me to try chiropractic and I am so glad that I did. I have been a patient of his for about 3 months and his work literally changed my life. My back improved almost immediately and is now nearly as good as before the injury. I no longer need to do regular intense stretching and I am again able to take part in active sports, which is something that I never thought would be possible.

I would recommend chiropractic and Mark Yacoub to everyone who has a back problem.

Yours Faithfully

James Casey

Headaches:

I had always had reservations as to whether or not seeing a chiropractor would work for me. I was getting headaches very often and had some back and neck pain too but I didn’t think it would be beneficial to see a chiropractor. A friend had been seeing one for a few years and changed to Chiropractic First. He managed to persuade me to go in to see for myself what treatment could be offered and also what the problem could be.

As soon as my first session with Mark was over I knew that I had done the right thing in coming to see him. I felt both at ease with Mark and also had every confidence in everything he did and told me. He still never ceases to amaze me and often second guesses my problems before I even have a chance to explain them. My course of treatment has helped me no end and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Mark to others, especially those like myself that have (or had) reservations about the whole process beforehand. He also manages to help with colds and such which is and probably always will remain a mystery to me but nevertheless, helps me no end.

I have also benefitted from the educational side of Marks treatment which makes us aware of everything from posture to diet to lifestyle. Its amazing how many factors can affect a simple head or back ache.

Many thanks goes out to Mark and all the staff for helping to ‘fix’ me and helping me feel comfortable within my own skin again.

Keith Barsby

Repetitive Strain Injury:

My Chiropractic Story

Hello my name is Vita Poyton and I would like to tell you about a physical problem that I had with my elbow.

For around two to three years I was having problems with one of my elbows. It was becoming more and more painful and preventing me carrying out normal everyday tasks.

I visited my G.P and he administered an injection into my elbow. This helped for one or two weeks. The pain started to return and it had got to the stage where I could no longer straighten my arm properly. Also pain was starting to travel further up my arm and into my shoulder.

I underwent a course of exercise therapy at my local hospital. This too did very little to help. On returning to my G.P he said that I would need an operation.

While waiting for an appointment I was talking to a friend who recommended Chiropractic First. He had had a course of treatment over a problem and said it had worked wonders for him. So I needed to try this too before undergoing surgery.

Chiropractic First made me very welcome from the first meeting that I had there. All the staff were very helpful and the Chiropractor himself explained very clearly what the work of a Chiropractor was. It was also explained how this work can help the human body.

My treatment started off twice weekly then reduced to once monthly. I can now straighten my arm and use it properly with no pain at all. The best thing of all is that I never had surgery. All of this was achieved in less than six months although my pain was starting to ease very early on in the treatment time.

I would recommend Chiropractic therapy to anybody with physical aches and pains, after all it worked for me.

Mrs Vita Poyton